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よ- what role does this play? - SaneInsane - 2011-02-16
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what exactly does 'yo' mean? I hear it on the end of sentences a lot but I'm not entirely sure what it means.
Does it act like 'ka', a spoken punctutation mark?
よ- what role does this play? - nadiatims - 2011-02-16
if you're talking about the ka at the end of sentences, it makes something a question...
the yo at the end is kind of has the nuance that you're letting someone know something.
よ- what role does this play? - SaneInsane - 2011-02-16
Could you perhaps give me an example of when you would use it and when it isn't needed?
よ- what role does this play? - aphasiac - 2011-02-16
Explained here:
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/adgobi.html#part5
I like to think of it as similar to the English "Did you hear,...!" or "Guess what,....!"
よ- what role does this play? - nadiatims - 2011-02-16
そらはピンクいろです。
the sky is pink.(statement)
そらはピンクいろですか。
Is the sky pink? (question)
そらはあおいですよ
Actually the sky is blue, I tells you (idiot)
Excuse my hiragana. I'm guessing from your questions you've more or less just started learning. Good luck!
よ- what role does this play? - SaneInsane - 2011-02-16
Thank you very much. You've clarified it for me.